The different approaches a stamp collector can take in the hobby are virtually endless.

With stamps and covers being used in and issued by countries across the globe for more than 150 years, there are a wealth of stamp topics a collector can seek to master, and a vast pool of different postal administrations that might have issues that pertain to those topics.

Being creative in your approach can provide topical ideas, but you can also trust some themes that have already proved challenging and enjoyable.